The Winds of Loss

The leader of the goblin keep, distinguished by his armor plating with spikes on the shoulder pads, dark hair with green streaks, and studded leather armor. He is cautious and intimidating, capable of performing mysterious magical rituals involving mind probing. He speaks in an unknown guttural language and has the authority to order interrogations of intruders. Shows confusion and respect toward Bones after encountering static in his mind during the probe.

Four regular goblins who serve as guards in the keep. They are armed with daggers and shortbows, and communicate through non-verbal gestures when uncertain. They are suspicious of outsiders but follow their leader's orders. One guard is more talkative than the others and can speak Common. They provide information about upstream water contamination and accept gold in exchange for directions.

Tall humanoid creatures with gills on the sides of their necks and dorsal fins on their heads and shoulders. They live in a settlement by the river and appear defensive when approached by outsiders. They seem to be protecting something important and communicate in a language the party doesn't initially understand, though they can be reached through telepathy. They appear sickly, lethargic, and hunched over, having lost young members of their community.

A taller fish person wearing armor who speaks for the settlement. Warns the party to stay away from their area but suggests investigating the nearby ruins for clues about their situation.

Several fish people who guard the settlement and watch the ruins. They appear defensive and protective, carrying spears and showing signs of illness and lethargy like the rest of their people.

Various small birds and ravens that respond to Bones' speak with animals spell. They provide information about something being trapped across the river and protected for weeks.

Hostile fish-like humanoids wearing robes and carrying spears who the party fought in the underwater cave. They appear sick like the other fish people encountered earlier but are aggressive and hostile to intruders. They have excellent perception, can detect invisible creatures, and possess magical abilities including counterspell. Some wear fancy robes and headgear indicating different ranks. They are immune to lightning damage and were guarding something in the water below.

A being made entirely of water that Kailyn discovers trapped beneath the water in the cave. Unlike normal water elementals, this one appears subdued and motionless, lacking its usual tidal forces and vortexes. It seems to be what the Sahuagin are guarding or controlling. Kailyn recognizes it from her time in Poseira where water elementals would pass by the city.

Characters who previously gave Yomidrogo a blue metal pocket watch that he ultimately sacrificed to the Fae bridge structure. They are mentioned as having provided this significant item to the party.

A fortified settlement inhabited by goblins, featuring huts made of straw, sticks, bushes, and bones. The keep has pikes with skulls around its edges and includes larger huts for important gatherings. The atmosphere is tense and threatening, with the goblins being suspicious of outsiders. Contains moonshine brewing operations where goblins experiment with various alcohol mixtures.

Ancient ruins from a civilization that existed 200 years ago and was destroyed in a bloody war after standing for a thousand years. Features stone structures, moss-covered slabs, spikes protruding from the ground, and sheared-off tower bases scattered throughout a forested area. The ruins show the remnants of what was once a great empire.

A mysterious circular stone structure with ornate 90-degree angle decorations that resembles ancient Fae bridges. The area around it causes sound delays that increase as one approaches, reaching up to 5 seconds near the structure itself. Contains old conjuration magic and requires sacrifices to manifest a bridge across a dangerous river. Voices whisper words like 'fear', 'secret', and 'sacrifice' on the wind.

A wide, deep river cutting through the landscape with jagged rocks at its base. The party stands on a cliff edge high above the water. After making proper sacrifices, a bridge appears to allow safe passage to the other side where the biome changes from forest to tundra.

A settlement of fish people (Sahuagin) built around a river with huts made of straw, sticks, and bones. The inhabitants appear sickly and lethargic, and the water contains particulate matter suggesting contamination. The settlement has some structures in shallow water where the fish people engage in fishing and construction activities. Behind the settlement are the tragic bodies of dead young fish people.

Mysterious ruins across the river from the fish people settlement, featuring broken pillars and a spiral staircase leading down into darkness. The fish people cannot enter these ruins but believe they may contain clues to their problems.

A mysterious underground cave system with artificial rain falling from suspended clouds on the ceiling. The cave has rock walls with water dripping everywhere and a small stream running through it. The water gets progressively deeper as one moves further in, reaching knee-high levels. There is dim light throughout and the cave opens up into a larger cavernous area where hostile Sahuagin are located. Stone bricks and rocky areas provide different terrain features within the flooded cave system.

Kailyn's homeland, an underwater city with upside down and right side up parts where water elementals would regularly pass by. The city had ports where sea shanties were told about water elementals, and various vortexes would spin outside windows. This is where Kailyn learned to recognize water elementals and their typical behaviors.

Various bottles of goblin-made alcohol found outside the Goblin Keep. Some full, others empty or nearly empty. The goblins have been experimenting with different mixtures that are potent enough to get people drunk but also make them ill. Yomidrogo still has half a vial of their shitty alcohol that made him wildly ill.

A magical artifact carried by Crezzida that continues to pulsate and thrum throughout the session. Notably, its sound remains instantaneous even when other sounds are delayed by the Fae bridge structure's temporal effects. It provides comfort and support, synchronizing with breathing and heartbeat to help calm panic attacks. The orb becomes concerned when sensing danger and pulsates more intensely during magical events and mysterious presences.

A significant piece of Crezzida's identity that she sacrificed to the Fae bridge structure. Described as 'the biggest thing about me', removing it left her feeling exposed with her curly hair and horn stubs visible. The hood floated away down the river as part of the magical sacrifice required to manifest the bridge.

A necklace made of shells that Fe wore and sacrificed to the Fae bridge structure. When thrown into the river, it made clinking sounds as the shells hit the rocks before floating away, fulfilling the sacrifice requirement.

A blue metal timepiece given to Yomidrogo by Marcus and Athena. The watch glinted in the sunlight as it was thrown into the river as a sacrifice. This was the final sacrifice needed to manifest the bridge across the river.

Lesser healing potions used during combat. One was thrown by Yomidrogo to Bones, and another was consumed by Bones during combat, restoring 8 hit points (2d4+2). These potions were crucial for keeping party members alive during the intense Sahuagin battle.

A magical weapon used by one of the Sahuagin that deals lightning damage. When used, it dealt 12 lightning damage to Fe and caused the lightning to spread through the water, dealing 6 damage to all party members due to the conductive properties of water.

A scroll that Yomidrogo mentioned giving to Crezzida, borrowed from a lady at a shop, though it wasn't actually used during this combat sequence.

Weapons carried by the Sahuagin, including a great spear that was thrown at Crezzida for a critical hit dealing 20 damage. The spears are the primary weapons of these fish-like creatures.

Currency used by the party to bribe the goblins for information. They gave 5 gold pieces to refresh the goblins' memory about the water contamination upstream.

Cast by Yomidrogo on Bones, Fe, and Kailyn to give them a D4 bonus on attack rolls and saving throws. The spell was cast openly to help the party during their tense encounter with the goblins.

An unknown spell cast by the goblin leader that allows him to search through memories and thoughts. Deals psychic damage and involves guttural chanting in an unknown language. When used on Bones, it encounters static and causes the caster to recoil in confusion and intimidation.

Cast by both the goblin leader (with his eyes flaring bright green in a swirly pattern to scan the party) and by Fe (to examine the Fae bridge structure, revealing old conjuration school magic with an ancient magical signature).

Cast by Fe to inspire and encourage the party after crossing the bridge. The spell provided a D6 bonus to help boost morale and confidence as they continued their journey into the new terrain.

Cast multiple times by Crezzida using subtle spell. First used to read the minds of the fish people, learning their surface thoughts about protecting something. Later cast on Kailyn during combat, probing deeper twice and revealing visions of an underwater city, water elementals, and the location of a water creature in their current room. Both caster and target took psychic damage from the deep probing. The lingering magic later connected through Kailyn's mind to detect a new target.

Bones uses his telepathic abilities to communicate with the fish people, discovering they understand at least one language and can share thoughts telepathically. Used to learn about their losses and fears, including that they 'cannot afford another loss'.

Bones cast this spell to communicate with birds in the area. The birds provided crucial information about something being trapped across the river and being protected for weeks.

A cantrip attempted by Yomidrogo on one of the dying young fish people (uncertain effectiveness) and successfully cast on unconscious Fe to stabilize her and prevent death saving throws during combat.

Crezzida cast this cantrip on her dagger to illuminate the dark cave, providing light for the party to see as they explored the underground area.

Bones used this druid ability to transform into a fly for reconnaissance purposes, allowing him to scout ahead invisibly and observe the fish people around the corner until he was detected and attacked.

Bones cast this spell on a fish person that detected him, causing the creature to fall prone and begin laughing uncontrollably. The spell ended Bones' invisibility when cast and initiated combat as other fish people heard the commotion.

Cast by Crezzida to gain resistance against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage attacks for protection in combat.

Cast by Bones on the tankiest Sahuagin, creating a 5-foot radius area of ghostly white flames that cause searing pain. The creature saved against the spell but still took 7 damage. The spell can be moved each turn while concentrated on and deals damage to creatures that start their turn in the area.

Yomidrogo attempts to cast this spell at second level against a Sahuagin, but the spell is countered by the enemy's counterspell, demonstrating that these creatures have magical abilities and can speak languages the party understands.

A Sahuagin successfully casts counterspell to block Yomidrogo's Inflict Wounds spell, causing Yomidrogo to lose the spell slot.

A robed Sahuagin with headgear casts a sleep spell down toward the stone bricks and water below, seemingly targeting the water elemental rather than the party members.

Yomidrogo casts shield to deflect a Sahuagin's bite attack, raising his AC by 5 and successfully avoiding damage.

Kailyn casts Ice Knife targeting a Sahuagin near Bones but misses the attack. The spell's area effect forces Bones to make a dexterity saving throw, which he passes and takes no damage.

Bones cast this warlock spell on the strongest-looking Sahuagin, causing the target to take an extra 1d6 necrotic damage whenever hit with an attack and giving disadvantage on Strength checks. The spell can transfer to a new target if the original target dies.

Crezzida cast this spell twice as reactions to taking damage. The first casting dealt 22 damage to a Sahuagin that critically hit her with a spear, and the second dealt 8 damage to another Sahuagin. The spell manifests as lashing out in pure pain and retribution.

Nillituh used their dragonborn breath weapon against the robed Sahuagin, forcing a dexterity saving throw and dealing 5 points of damage when the target failed the save.

A healing spell cast by both Yomidrogo on Crezzida (healing 9 hit points) and Kailyn on Bones, restoring health to wounded party members during the combat.

A spell cast by the robed Sahuagin woman on herself after failing to cast Bestow Curse on Kailyn due to range limitations.

A spell the robed Sahuagin woman attempted to cast on Kailyn but failed due to being too far away to touch the target.